- When I first saw the L.A. River, I thought.
- Run down.
- Trash-ridden.
- Gross.
- I don't think it's safe.
- So the L.A. River is 52 miles long.
It starts in the San Fernando Valley
and it runs all the way through to Long Beach.
It passes through many different cities
and it goes right through the heart of Los Angeles.
And it comes right here,
in Frogtown, Elysian Valley, Glassell Park.
And this is the section of the river
that is slated to be revitalized.
- The revitalization of the Los Angeles River
is the project of many government agencies,
elected officials, non-profits and many others.
People in our generation were intrigued about this channel.
They're like, what do we do with it?
Do we always put our backs to it?
- The plans for revitalizing the L.A. River
have provoked a lot of real estate speculation,
where we see a lot of condo developments
and also fancy new coffee shops,
like La Colombe, which is right
across the river from us now.
These are the type of things that,
even five years ago, we would not have seen here.
- I welcome the revitalization of the river.
But I think with that comes a lot of change,
especially in the neighborhoods around the river.
And that's my biggest concern.
- [Julia] Who then, gets to claim ownership of this place?
Who is this place for?
- A lot of my neighbors are moving out.
And so that's a concern for me is that,
am I gonna be able to stay around
to enjoy all of these changes that are coming about?
- [Julia] If you put 419 units of really upscale,
market-cost condos, then it feels
like this site is for those people.
And that's something that a lot of people
here, along the river, are questioning.
Who is this, who is this place going to be for
in 10 years or 20 years?
- [Mia] It's people.
It's economy.
It's the social, sort of, network of city-making
and livelihood.
- [Julia] It's really complex.
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